Austin Seibert

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Austin Seibert
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Seibert with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
No. 15 – New York Jets
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-15) November 15, 1996 (age 27)
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Belleville West
College:Oklahoma (2015–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2022
Field goals:44
Field goal attempts:55
Field goal %:80.0
Longest field goal:53
Touchbacks:51
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Austin Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected in fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Early years[edit]

Seibert attended and played high school football at Belleville High School-West.[1]

College career[edit]

Seibert attended and played college football at Oklahoma. He contributed to the football team as a placekicker and a punter.[2]

Statistics[edit]

Season Team Conf Class Pos GP Kicking Punting
XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts Punts Yds Avg
2015 Oklahoma Big 12 FR K 13 70 72 97.2 18 23 78.3 124 57 2,395 42.0
2016 Oklahoma Big 12 SO PK 13 72 74 97.3 11 16 68.8 105 48 1,975 41.1
2017 Oklahoma Big 12 JR K 14 81 81 100.0 17 21 81.0 132 43 1,820 42.3
2018 Oklahoma Big 12 SR PK 14 87 88 98.9 17 19 89.5 138 31 1,267 40.9
Career 54 310 315 98.4 63 79 79.7 499 179 7,457 41.7

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 9+1⁄4 in
(1.76 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

Seibert was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] Seibert signed his rookie contract with the Browns on May 3, 2019.[6]

Seibert made the Browns' 53-man roster out of training camp. He made his NFL debut in the Browns' 2019 regular season opener against the Tennessee Titans. He converted one of two extra point attempts in the 43–13 loss.[7] He scored his first career field goal during the Browns' Week 2 game against the New York Jets, where he kicked three field goals in a Browns' 23–3 win.[8] As a rookie, he converted 30 of 35 extra point attempts and 25 of 29 field goal attempts.[9]

Seibert was waived by the Browns on September 14, 2020, after missing a field goal and extra point in a 38–6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1.[10]

Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

Seibert was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 15, 2020.[11] Seibert played in four games during the 2020 season with the Bengals making six of nine field goals and all eight of the extra points he attempted.[12] He was waived on August 31, 2021, after losing out the starting kicker job to Evan McPherson in training camp.[13]

Detroit Lions[edit]

On September 1, 2021, the Detroit Lions claimed Seibert off waivers.[14] On September 23, 2021, Seibert was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list. He was replaced on the active roster by kicker Ryan Santoso, who had just been signed to the practice squad.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on November 13 with a hip injury.[16] He appeared in six games in the 2021 season. He converted all five extra point attempts and 10 of 12 field goal attempts.[17]

Seibert was waived by the Lions on October 6, 2022, after the team signed Michael Badgley.[18] In the 2022 season, he converted all 12 extra point attempts and three of five field goal attempts in three games.[19]

New York Jets (first stint)[edit]

On September 16, 2023, Seibert was signed to the New York Jets practice squad following an injury to kicker Greg Zuerlein.[20] He was released on September 30.

New Orleans Saints[edit]

On November 28, 2023, Seibert was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[21] He was released on December 7.[22]

New York Jets (second stint)[edit]

On December 27, 2023, Seibert was signed to the Jets practice squad.[23] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Austin Seibert's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Austin Seibert College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Austin Seibert Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Austin Seibert College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Gribble, Andrew (April 27, 2019). "Cleveland Browns select Oklahoma K Austin Seibert with No. 170 pick in 2019 NFL Draft". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Pokorny, Chris (May 3, 2019). "Cleveland Browns sign 5th round draft pick, K Austin Seibert". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Browns at New York Jets - September 16th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Austin Seibert 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cleveland Browns waive kicker Austin Seibert, sign Cody Parkey". wkyc.com. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves Ahead Of Week 2 Game Against The Browns". Bengals.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Austin Seibert 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Birkett, Dave (September 23, 2021). "Detroit Lions place K Austin Seibert on COVID list, WR Tyrell Williams on injured reserve". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  16. ^ Schlitt, Erik (November 13, 2021). "Detroit Lions elevate kicker Ryan Santoso vs. Steelers, place Austin Seibert on IR". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Austin Seibert 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh (October 7, 2022). "Lions waive Austin Seibert". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  19. ^ "Austin Seibert 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  20. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 16, 2023). "Jets Sign QB Tim Boyle to Active Roster, Release WR Irvin Charles". NewYorkJets.com.
  21. ^ Simmons, Myles. "Saints add K Austin Seibert to practice squad". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  22. ^ "Austin Seibert: Cut by New Orleans". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 27, 2023). "Jets Place OL Duane Brown on Injured Reserve; Sign TE Zack Kuntz". NewYorkJets.com.
  24. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 8, 2024). "Jets Sign Nine Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.

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